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diff --git a/public/mix-manifest.json b/public/mix-manifest.json
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diff --git a/resources/assets/js/components/LoopComponent.vue b/resources/assets/js/components/LoopComponent.vue
index 1498184b4..23a1c29ff 100644
--- a/resources/assets/js/components/LoopComponent.vue
+++ b/resources/assets/js/components/LoopComponent.vue
@@ -1,35 +1,42 @@
 <template>
-	<div>
-		<div class="mb-4">
-			<p class="text-center">
-				<!-- <a :class="[tab == 'popular'? 'btn font-weight-bold py-0 btn-success' : 'btn font-weight-bold py-0 btn-outline-success']" href="#" @click.prevent="setTab('popular')">Popular</a> -->
-				<a :class="[tab == 'new'? 'btn font-weight-bold py-0 btn-success' : 'btn font-weight-bold py-0 btn-outline-success']" href="#" @click.prevent="setTab('new')">New</a>
-				<!-- <a :class="[tab == 'random'? 'btn font-weight-bold py-0 btn-success' : 'btn font-weight-bold py-0 btn-outline-success']" href="#" @click.prevent="setTab('random')">Random</a> -->
-				<a :class="[tab == 'about'? 'btn font-weight-bold py-0 btn-success' : 'btn font-weight-bold py-0 btn-outline-success']" href="#" @click.prevent="setTab('about')">About</a>
-			</p>
+	<div class="w-100 h-100">
+		<div v-if="loading" style="min-height: 400px;" class="d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center">
+			<img src="/img/pixelfed-icon-grey.svg" class="">
 		</div>
-		<div v-if="tab != 'about'" class="row loops-container">
-			<div class="col-12 col-md-4 mb-3" v-for="(loop, index) in loops">
-				<div class="card border border-success">
-					<div class="embed-responsive embed-responsive-1by1">
-						<video class="embed-responsive-item" :src="videoSrc(loop)" preload="none" width="100%" height="100%" loop @click="toggleVideo(loop, $event)" :poster="posterSrc(loop)"></video>
-					</div>
-					<div class="card-body">
-						<p class="username font-weight-bolder lead d-flex justify-content-between"><a :href="loop.account.url">{{loop.account.acct}}</a> <a :href="loop.url">{{timestamp(loop)}}</a></p>
-						<p class="small text-muted text-truncate" v-html="getTitle(loop)"></p>
-						<div class="small text-muted d-flex justify-content-between mb-0">
-							<span>{{loop.favourites_count}} Likes</span>
-							<span>{{loop.reblogs_count}} Shares</span>
-							<span>{{loop.reply_count}} Comments</span>
+		<div v-else>
+			<div class="mb-4">
+				<p class="text-center">
+					<!-- <a :class="[tab == 'popular'? 'btn font-weight-bold py-0 btn-success' : 'btn font-weight-bold py-0 btn-outline-success']" href="#" @click.prevent="setTab('popular')">Popular</a> -->
+					<a :class="[tab == 'new'? 'btn font-weight-bold py-0 btn-success' : 'btn font-weight-bold py-0 btn-outline-success']" href="#" @click.prevent="setTab('new')">New</a>
+					<!-- <a :class="[tab == 'random'? 'btn font-weight-bold py-0 btn-success' : 'btn font-weight-bold py-0 btn-outline-success']" href="#" @click.prevent="setTab('random')">Random</a> -->
+					<a :class="[tab == 'about'? 'btn font-weight-bold py-0 btn-success' : 'btn font-weight-bold py-0 btn-outline-success']" href="#" @click.prevent="setTab('about')">About</a>
+				</p>
+			</div>
+			<div v-if="tab != 'about'" class="row loops-container">
+				<div class="col-12 col-md-4 mb-3" v-for="(loop, index) in loops">
+					<div class="card border border-success">
+						<div class="embed-responsive embed-responsive-1by1">
+							<video class="embed-responsive-item" :src="videoSrc(loop)" preload="none" width="100%" height="100%" loop @click="toggleVideo(loop, $event)" :poster="posterSrc(loop)"></video>
+						</div>
+						<div class="card-body">
+							<p class="username font-weight-bolder lead d-flex justify-content-between">
+								<a :href="loop.account.url" :title="loop.account.acct">{{truncate(loop.account.acct)}}</a> 
+								<a :href="loop.url">{{timestamp(loop)}}</a></p>
+							<p class="small text-muted text-truncate" v-html="getTitle(loop)"></p>
+							<div class="small text-muted d-flex justify-content-between mb-0">
+								<span>{{loop.favourites_count}} Likes</span>
+								<span>{{loop.reblogs_count}} Shares</span>
+								<span>{{loop.reply_count}} Comments</span>
+							</div>
 						</div>
 					</div>
 				</div>
 			</div>
-		</div>
-		<div v-else class="col-12">
-			<div class="card">
-				<div class="card-body">
-					<p class="lead text-center mb-0">Loops are an exciting new way to explore short videos on Pixelfed.</p>
+			<div v-else class="col-12">
+				<div class="card">
+					<div class="card-body">
+						<p class="lead text-center mb-0">Loops are an exciting new way to explore short videos on Pixelfed.</p>
+					</div>
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		</div>
@@ -61,9 +68,10 @@ Object.defineProperty(HTMLMediaElement.prototype, 'playing', {
 export default {
 	data() {
 		return {
-			'version': 1,
-			'loops': [],
-			'tab': 'new'
+			loading: true,
+			version: 1,
+			loops: [],
+			tab: 'new'
 		}
 	},
 
@@ -71,6 +79,7 @@ export default {
 		axios.get('/api/v2/loops')
 			.then(res => {
 				this.loops = res.data;
+				this.loading = false;
 			})
 	}, 
 
@@ -112,6 +121,9 @@ export default {
 		getTitle(loop) {
 			let content = loop.content ? loop.content : 'Untitled';
 			return content.trim();
+		},
+		truncate(str, len = 15) {
+			return _.truncate(str, {length: len});
 		}
 	}
 }